CLASSES ON HERBALISM, AROMATHERAPY, NATURAL HEALTH, BOTANY & MORE
AT GOLDEN POPPY, EDUCATION IS ONE OF OUR PRIMARY PRINCIPLES. WE SEEK TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER OTHERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN HEALTHY, NATURALLY.
All of our classes require pre-registration. If it is less than 24 hours before a class please call us to check availability.
ACCESSIBILITY: Classes are typically held in English with visual aids and handouts given. They take place in the Golden Poppy shop library and production space, both of which are accessed by a short flight of stairs. We do have the option to have you come in through our back entrance which is on the ground level for better accessibility.
A private bathroom is available.
If you have any accessibility needs please call us before signing up so we can make arrangements for you to be able to enjoy our classes.
We can only offer refunds or store credit on classes cancelled at least 48 hours before the event due to our commitment to pay the teachers of the workshops.
Cold Process Soap Making with Marisa Moore of Sunlit Mountain Soaps
Saturday, April 12th 6:30-8:30 pm
Join us for a hands-on journey into the timeless craft of cold process soap making, guided by Marissa Moore, founder of Sunlit Mountain Soap Company.
In this immersive class, you'll learn not only how to create your own natural soaps but also how to formulate recipes that align with your skin’s needs and the rhythms of the seasons. Marissa will walk you through the art and alchemy of selecting botanicals, blending nourishing oils, and safely working with lye to transform simple ingredients into something both practical and beautiful.
More than just a lesson in soap making, this is an opportunity to slow down, connect with the elements, and craft something with intention—infusing your creations with the healing gifts of nature.
As a special treat, you’ll take home a bar (or two!) of the soap we create together, a small reminder of the magic that happens when we work with our hands and the wisdom of the earth.
Space is limited to 12—reserve your spot today and step into the world of handcrafted, plant-based skincare!
$75
Marisa May is the owner of Sunlit Mountain, a small business dedicated to crafting high-quality, natural soaps and other products with a focus on sustainability. Marisa combines her love for nature with her expertise in soap making to create products that nourish the skin and the planet. Through her soap-making classes, she shares her knowledge and hands-on techniques, empowering others to create their own eco-friendly, homemade soaps while fostering a connection to the ingredients and the art of the craft
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Empowered Menopause Workshop with Stephanie Hamill
Tuesday, April 15th 6:15-8:15 pm
Are you navigating the changes of perimenopause or menopause and looking for ways to feel strong, balanced, and reconnected to your body?
You’re not alone. Learn how Yoga and Ayurveda can help navigate the challenges and even feel hopeful and empowered during this rite of passage.
Join Stephanie of Santosha Path for a special workshop to help you:
- Reduce stress & anxiety
- Improve sleep & energy levels
- Support hormonal balance
- Build strength & confidence in your body
$40
In addition to being an Ayurvedic Nutritionist and RYT 500, Stephanie has additional certifications in Women’s Health and Hormones, Yoga for Menopause, and Yoga for Bone Health. You can learn more about her at https://www.SantoshaPath.com
Space is limited to 14, please sign up online
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Introduction to Herbalism and Neurodiversity
Thursday, April 17, 6:30-7:30 pm
Join us for a gentle exploration of how herbs can nourish and support the unique rhythms of neurodivergent minds and bodies. Guided by neurodivergent staff herbalist Brynna Herbener, this class offers a thoughtful, heart-centered approach to working with plant allies for greater balance and ease.
Together, we’ll explore:
~The body systems that may need extra care and the herbs that offer their steady, grounding support.
~ Flower essences and their affinity for high sensitivity, emotional balance, and nervous system harmony.
~Approaching herbalism through a neurodivergent lens—navigating executive dysfunction, perfectionism, and sensory sensitivities while cultivating a practice that feels accessible and nourishing.
~ Important considerations when combining herbs with common medications for ADHD and Autism.
This class is not about “fixing” or “curing” but rather embracing herbalism as a tool for self-care, resilience, and deepening your connection to nature’s wisdom.
Come as you are.
$25
Brynna is an herbalist and Tarot reader here at the Golden Poppy. To learn more, check out her bio!
Class space is limited to 14.
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How to Grow Sprouts with Shannon Allstott
Tuesday April 22nd (Earth Day!) 6:15-7:15 pm
Ayurveda teaches us that Spring is the season of Kapha dosha. When you have too much Kapha energy in your physical, mental, and emotional systems it can show up as sluggishness, lack of motivation, stubbornness, excess mucus, heaviness in the mind and body, and excessive sleep.
Adding fresh sprouts to your meals bring a sense of lightness, deep nourishment, and a subtle crunch that helps to clear stagnant Kapha energy out of your system.
Shannon will show you how to grow sprouts at home on your windowsill. You’ll leave with a covered glass container full of germinating sprouts, along with a stash of extra seeds for your next round of sprouts!
$35, includes all supplies
Led by guest instructor Shannon Allstott. Shannon is an Ayurvedic practitioner and provider, a Forest Bathing leader, a Mindfulness and gentle Yoga teacher, and is a first generation American from a long, rich Scottish/Irish lineage.
She can be found online at wildshan.substack.com
Space is limited to 14. Please sign up online.
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Contemplative Herbalism: A Four Part Seasonal Series Herbal Walk and Mindfulness Practice
Friday, April 25th, 2025
This class creatively brings together plants, hikes, and mindfulness. Through hiking we will bring awareness to the medicinal plants growing in the chosen natural area. Following the hike we will learn and practice mindfulness through walking meditation and end with a community sit. We invite a cultivation of gratitude and Earth-kindness through reflection on right relationship with plants.
This class will take place in four separate sessions throughout the seasonal calendar year. The goal is to encounter the same area through the changing seasons. By doing this we feel into the natural shift of the plant’s energy as they flow from season to season. Through witnessing, we consider or even personally connect with the inherent impermanence of nature. We invite the community to consider what a deep and intimate connection with the Earth looks like in our personal and collective daily lives.
When you sign up you agree to all four sessions (one in the fall, winter, spring, and summer). If you are unable to attend a session for any reason, we are not offering makeup hikes or refunds. However, we can offer you the material to guide your own hike and mindful walk.
This group is friendly to all ages and hiking abilities. Both teachers are herbalists, parents, and mindful humans.
This group will have children in it and ALL are welcome. The price is per adult and children are free. This can be a wonderful way to invite ourselves into a fresh and playful mind.
Please reach out and contact us at genevieve@goldenpoppyherbs.com for any questions/feedback including accessibility questions/considerations as we value inclusivity.
Dates/time:
- Spring Session: Friday, April 25th, 2025
- Summer Session: Friday, August 15th, 2025
- All sessions take place 10:30-11:30am
$80 total for all Four sessions
The breakdown is $20 / adult 18+ /session
Led by Genevieve Smith - Herbalist, Certified Yoga Instructor alongside Jaclyn Fenske - Herbalist, MDiv (grad est. spring 2025), Mindfulness Instructor (in training),
All ages welcome, children are very welcome, encouraged, and free.
Location will be provided upon registration.
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Weaving Willow Tension Trays
Saturday, April 26th, 1-4pm
CLASS IS CURRENTLY FULL - please call us to be added to the waitlist
Willow weaving is a craft that many peoples around the earth have utilized throughout time as an art and utility for daily living. Nearly all of our ancestors would have woven willow at some point in their lives.
In this workshop, learn the ancient art of weaving with willow and learn to craft a tension tray to cook on, serve with or simply decorate with. These trays are not only functional but also echo the beauty and simplicity of handmade artistry.
Whether you're new to the craft or looking to expand your weaving repertoire, this workshop will be a fun and educational experience for any level.
This workshop will take place off site at the Seedlings Kindertribe Geodesic Dome.
$75
Taught by Mandy Bishop of Old Ways Wisdom @mandyvbishop
Mandy Bishop is a ritual artist, medicine maker, nature-based guide and mentor. She’s a perpetual student of these ancient ways and ancestral lifeways. Born on the front range of Colorado (lands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne and Ute peoples), she is deeply connected to the mountains and the wild places, and when not tending her garden might be found foraging, crafting or jumping into wild waters. She’s also the founder of Old Ways Wisdom—a place to bridge the gap of disconnect in these wild times by rekindling the old ways and fostering relationship with the land, our bodies, and the ancient wisdom in our bones through deep storywork and ancestral skills. Mandy’s had the amazing privilege of learning these ancient skills like weaving from many different elders, incredible teachers, and through spending time with Indigenous tribes in various places.
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Beginning Your Medicinal Herb Garden
Sunday, April 27th, 10-11 am
Join Julie Peachtree, herbalist and school garden coordinator, in the garden to learn the basics of growing medicinal herbs.
We will be covering starting seeds, transplanting, tending, harvest, and medicine making with a handful of herbs who grow well here on the Front Range.
Participants will leave with seeds or starts for their own growing projects.
This class takes place outside, at the La Familia school garden located at 309 Hickory St. Meeting instructions will be sent with registration.
Led by Staff Herbalist & Gardener Julie Peachtree
$25
Space is limited to 20 people. Please pre-register online
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Womyn’s Circle: Celebrating the Summer Solstice
Saturday, June 21st, 6-9 pm
As the sun reaches its peak in the sky, so to do we feel the peak of our energy throughout the year. Our desire to be out in the world, spending time with loved ones, and enjoying all that life has to offer is at its strongest.
In this circle we will be honoring the energy of the Summer as we meet to celebrate the glory of life, the glory of friendship and connection, and the glory of being alive in our human bodies through ritual, poetry, meditation, and dance.
We will sit in circle, do a guided mediation, dance around the fire, and open the circle for sacred sharing and space holding.
These circles offer opportunities to take part in a ritual gathering to facilitate reverence and sacredness in our lives. They offer the perfect opportunity to come together, take a sacred pause and reflect on where we are and how we can support ourselves and each other during each season
Women, Femme & non-binary folx welcome.
Led by Sarah Josey @Wild.Soul.Circles and Molly Lucinda @Molly_Lucinda
Sarah Josey is the Founder and Owner of Golden Poppy as well as her side project Wild Soul Circles. She loves creating spaces for us modern humans to tap back into the rhythms and cycles of nature, to bring forward our wildness, to reconnect with our higher selves and our deeper callings while making meaningful connections with those around us.
Molly Lucinda is the owner & founder of Lucinda Luna. She has a background in retreat and event planning and a passion for nature and whole body wellness. Molly got her start in the retreat world over a decade ago and has been supporting women to co-create special experiences that help to foster connection and sacred spaces to heal. She’s incredibly passionate about creating community, learning and sharing about the magic of plants.
Cost: $35
Space is limited to 16. Sign up today to claim your spot
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